Class: Module

Inherits:
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Defined in:
lib/gorillib/object/try_dup.rb,
lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/aliasing.rb,
lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/delegation.rb,
lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/remove_method.rb,
lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/mattr_accessor.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#alias_method_chain(target, feature) {|aliased_target, punctuation| ... } ⇒ Object

Encapsulates the common pattern of:

alias_method :foo_without_feature, :foo
alias_method :foo, :foo_with_feature

With this, you simply do:

alias_method_chain :foo, :feature

And both aliases are set up for you.

Query and bang methods (foo?, foo!) keep the same punctuation:

alias_method_chain :foo?, :feature

is equivalent to

alias_method :foo_without_feature?, :foo?
alias_method :foo?, :foo_with_feature?

so you can safely chain foo, foo?, and foo! with the same feature.

Yields:

  • (aliased_target, punctuation) 


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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/aliasing.rb', line 23

def alias_method_chain(target, feature)
  # Strip out punctuation on predicates or bang methods since
  # e.g. target?_without_feature is not a valid method name.
  aliased_target, punctuation = target.to_s.sub(/([?!=])$/, ''), $1
  yield(aliased_target, punctuation) if block_given?

  with_method, without_method = "#{aliased_target}_with_#{feature}#{punctuation}", "#{aliased_target}_without_#{feature}#{punctuation}"

  alias_method without_method, target
  alias_method target, with_method

  case
    when public_method_defined?(without_method)
      public target
    when protected_method_defined?(without_method)
      protected target
    when private_method_defined?(without_method)
      private target
  end
end

#delegate(*methods) ⇒ Object

Provides a delegate class method to easily expose contained objects’ methods as your own. Pass one or more methods (specified as symbols or strings) and the name of the target object via the :to option (also a symbol or string). At least one method and the :to option are required.

Delegation is particularly useful with Active Record associations:

class Greeter < ActiveRecord::Base
  def hello
    "hello"
  end

  def goodbye
    "goodbye"
  end
end

class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :greeter
  delegate :hello, :to => :greeter
end

Foo.new.hello   # => "hello"
Foo.new.goodbye # => NoMethodError: undefined method `goodbye' for #<Foo:0x1af30c>

Multiple delegates to the same target are allowed:

class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :greeter
  delegate :hello, :goodbye, :to => :greeter
end

Foo.new.goodbye # => "goodbye"

Methods can be delegated to instance variables, class variables, or constants by providing them as a symbols:

class Foo
  CONSTANT_ARRAY = [0,1,2,3]
  @@class_array  = [4,5,6,7]

  def initialize
    @instance_array = [8,9,10,11]
  end
  delegate :sum, :to => :CONSTANT_ARRAY
  delegate :min, :to => :@@class_array
  delegate :max, :to => :@instance_array
end

Foo.new.sum # => 6
Foo.new.min # => 4
Foo.new.max # => 11

Delegates can optionally be prefixed using the :prefix option. If the value is true, the delegate methods are prefixed with the name of the object being delegated to.

Person = Struct.new(:name, :address)

class Invoice < Struct.new(:client)
  delegate :name, :address, :to => :client, :prefix => true
end

john_doe = Person.new("John Doe", "Vimmersvej 13")
invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe)
invoice.client_name    # => "John Doe"
invoice.client_address # => "Vimmersvej 13"

It is also possible to supply a custom prefix.

class Invoice < Struct.new(:client)
  delegate :name, :address, :to => :client, :prefix => :customer
end

invoice = Invoice.new(john_doe)
invoice.customer_name    # => "John Doe"
invoice.customer_address # => "Vimmersvej 13"

If the delegate object is nil an exception is raised, and that happens no matter whether nil responds to the delegated method. You can get a nil instead with the :allow_nil option.

class Foo
  attr_accessor :bar
  def initialize(bar = nil)
    @bar = bar
  end
  delegate :zoo, :to => :bar
end

Foo.new.zoo   # raises NoMethodError exception (you called nil.zoo)

class Foo
  attr_accessor :bar
  def initialize(bar = nil)
    @bar = bar
  end
  delegate :zoo, :to => :bar, :allow_nil => true
end

Foo.new.zoo   # returns nil



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/delegation.rb', line 106

def delegate(*methods)
  options = methods.pop
  unless options.is_a?(Hash) && to = options[:to]
    raise ArgumentError, "Delegation needs a target. Supply an options hash with a :to key as the last argument (e.g. delegate :hello, :to => :greeter)."
  end

  if options[:prefix] == true && options[:to].to_s =~ /^[^a-z_]/
    raise ArgumentError, "Can only automatically set the delegation prefix when delegating to a method."
  end

  prefix = options[:prefix] && "#{options[:prefix] == true ? to : options[:prefix]}_" || ''

  file, line = caller.first.split(':', 2)
  line = line.to_i

  methods.each do |method|
    on_nil =
      if options[:allow_nil]
        'return'
      else
        %(raise "#{self}##{prefix}#{method} delegated to #{to}.#{method}, but #{to} is nil: \#{self.inspect}")
      end

    module_eval(<<-EOS, file, line - 5)
      if instance_methods(false).map(&:to_s).include?("#{prefix}#{method}")
        remove_possible_method("#{prefix}#{method}")
      end

      def #{prefix}#{method}(*args, &block)               # def customer_name(*args, &block)
        #{to}.__send__(#{method.inspect}, *args, &block)  #   client.__send__(:name, *args, &block)
      rescue NoMethodError                                # rescue NoMethodError
        if #{to}.nil?                                     #   if client.nil?
          #{on_nil}                                       #     return # depends on :allow_nil
        else                                              #   else
          raise                                           #     raise
        end                                               #   end
      end                                                 # end
    EOS
  end
end

#mattr_accessor(*syms) ⇒ Object

Extends the module object with module and instance accessors for class attributes, just like the native attr* accessors for instance attributes.

module AppConfiguration
  mattr_accessor :google_api_key
  self.google_api_key = "123456789"

  mattr_accessor :paypal_url
  self.paypal_url = "www.sandbox.paypal.com"
end

AppConfiguration.google_api_key = "overriding the api key!"



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/mattr_accessor.rb', line 56

def mattr_accessor(*syms)
  mattr_reader(*syms)
  mattr_writer(*syms)
end

#mattr_reader(*syms) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/mattr_accessor.rb', line 4

def mattr_reader(*syms)
  options = syms.extract_options!
  syms.each do |sym|
    class_eval(<<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
      @@#{sym} = nil unless defined? @@#{sym}

      def self.#{sym}
        @@#{sym}
      end
    EOS

    unless options[:instance_reader] == false
      class_eval(<<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
        def #{sym}
          @@#{sym}
        end
      EOS
    end
  end
end

#mattr_writer(*syms) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/mattr_accessor.rb', line 25

def mattr_writer(*syms)
  options = syms.extract_options!
  syms.each do |sym|
    class_eval(<<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
      def self.#{sym}=(obj)
        @@#{sym} = obj
      end
    EOS

    unless options[:instance_writer] == false
      class_eval(<<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
        def #{sym}=(obj)
          @@#{sym} = obj
        end
      EOS
    end
  end
end

#redefine_method(method, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/remove_method.rb', line 7

def redefine_method(method, &block)
  remove_possible_method(method)
  define_method(method, &block)
end

#remove_possible_method(method) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gorillib/metaprogramming/remove_method.rb', line 2

def remove_possible_method(method)
  remove_method(method)
rescue NameError
end

#try_dup ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gorillib/object/try_dup.rb', line 23

def try_dup
  self
end